Links

(rev. 02/08/2013 )

Links to Places of Interest
to the Communication Networks Class

The Website for Our Textbook
Groups that Manage the Internet
- Internet Society (represents Internet users.)
- Internet Architecture Board (IAB) (technical advisory group of the Internet Society)
- Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) (Research Groups working on topics related to Internet)
- Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) (oversees development and standardization of technical aspects of the Internet)
- RFC Editor (publisher of the RFCs)
- Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) (assigns Internet protocol parameters)
- ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (in charge of the Internet?)
- IP Address Services
- Domain Name Services
- interNic (integrated network information center)
Internet Statistics, Metrics, and Topology:
- Internet-Related Statistics
- Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) Web Site (provides tools and analyses regarding the Internet)
- The Web100 project (software and tools to achieve high bandwidth data rates)
- Internet Domain Survey (How Big is the Net?)
- Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) Dig around here. There is a lot of well-presented information here.
- Maps of the Internet (Where is the Net?) (Yahoo "kitchen sink")
- CENIC's California Research and Education Network (CalREN) (statewide network that links the CSU to the Internet)
Other Groups Important to the Future of Networking:
- World Wide Web Consortium (steers development of the world wide web)
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) (U.S. agency concerned with telecommunications and IT issues.)
Internet Implementation Information
- PDF: Understanding IP Addressing: everything you ever wanted to know
- PDF: Jacobson-Karels Seminal Paper on Congestion Avoidance
- The TCP/IP Guide: an on-line guide written by Charles M. Kozierok.
- The Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet: dated information, but the main technical reference for this class in the "good old days."
- How Google Works - Google Guide
Telecommunications History:
Traceroute and Ping Servers:
HTML & CGI Stuff:
Standards Organizations:
Security Sites and Topics:
Spam-Related:
Network Management Sites:
- CENIC (CSU/Community College Network)
Satellite Communication Systems:

Links to Places of Interest to the Communication Networks Class

Links to Places of Interest
to the Communication Networks Class